Happy December!
As the busiest time of the year begins, we're wishing every business a hugely successful drive to the finish line. In this festive Tip Jar, we reflect on the significant impact of the BRAVO Awards at Ten, recap our latest sustainability workshop, and introduce Max, your new hospitality insurance specialist. Plus, catch brilliant insights from multiple BRAVO winner Amber from Oeuf Cafe on thriving in the Brighton and Hove scene! |
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Being Better, Not Perfect. Sustainability at Terra |
Our recent sustainability workshop with venues, suppliers and the Brighton & Hove Food Partnership sparked a brilliant mix of ideas, honesty and practical solutions. The big message? You don’t need to be perfect to make a difference. We’ve pulled together a summary with quick wins, collaborative ideas and things for right now. |
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Brighton's Culinary Benchmark: 10 Years of BRAVOS |
Celebrating a decade of championing Brighton & Hove's independent food scene, the BRAVO Awards are the city’s trusted public vote. Providing vital recognition and visibility, these popular awards are more than a competition, they are a year-round vote of confidence that drives bookings and momentum for local hospitality. |
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Local Food Businesses support Dementia Friendly Cookery Group |
The Community Kitchen has been feeling the festive spirit from the Brighton & Hove community, with local businesses helping them raise money for their Dementia Friendly Cookery Group Time for Tea. Including 2 sold out events, starting with a supper club with the newly launched Excuse Fingers team and a cheese & wine celebration with cheese writer Patrick McGuigan and wine guru Helen Chesshire. Additionally, Chef Kanthi of the Spice Circuit Kitchen donated £1 for every veggie dish sold during October & November. Thanks to this support they have now raised enough to extend the project to March 2026. To help them continue this life changing work beyond this date head to the groups Just Giving page. |
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Brunch Royalty: Meet Amber from Oeuf Café |
Oeuf Café has captured Brighton & Hove's imagination, becoming a celebrated, multi-BRAVO winning brunch spot. We talked with owner Amber Bush about her set of awards, the secret to the café’s enduring popularity, and Bayon Bakery. |
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Keeping It Local This Christmas |
Our new RB Voucher scheme is off to a great start - and every voucher sold helps us reinvest more support, content, visibility and actual revenue back into our partners and the wider local hospitality community.
Help keep it local this Christmas. |
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Hospitality Insolvencies Hold |
This month Restaurant Online reports that the hospitality sector saw monthly insolvency figures flatten in the run-up to the crucial festive period. While stable month-on-month, in September 2025 figures remain historically high. The industry still faces severe challenges, including high staff costs and subdued consumer spending. |
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Start Strong: Essential Goals for Hospitality in 2026 |
Tick off your Business Goals on the January Business Growth course from the University of Brighton. Over 250 businesses have benefitted from Help to Grow including Nostos and Lost in the Lanes restaurants and the Real Eating Company and Starfish and Coffee cafés. 50% discount offered to partners on the January programme if you quote Restaurants Brighton when signing up Help to Grow |
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Tableware Trends and Concepts for 2026 - Alliance South East |
The commercial catering world is always evolving, and 2026 brings some inspiring new trends. This article, brought to you by Alliance South East, explores how concepts like Wabi Farmhouse and the expressive Maximalist aesthetic are set to transform restaurant ambience. |
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Exclusive Hospitality Discounts |
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Enjoy amazing hospitality discounts across Brighton, Hove, and Sussex, with special perks just for industry workers.
- 50% off at LOST - Hospitality Heroes Discount.
- 15% off at Rockwater in Hove on Mondays. Hospitality friends + 1 guest.
- Industry offer at Bonsai Plant Kitchen (see below) - a free drink with the ramen, inc. Asahi beer, house wine, or soft drink.
- MEATLiquor 50% off.
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Meet Max Merriman, Hospitality Insurance Specialist |
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Running a hospitality business is full of passion, creativity and risk. This month, we talk to Max Merriman from Preston Insurance Brokers, who specialises in supporting restaurants, pubs, and cafés across Brighton and Sussex. Max helps hospitality teams protect what they’ve built; from property and public liability to unexpected mishaps. |
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Restaurants Brighton Jobs is a completely free recruitment platform with no catches. Whether you're hiring or looking for your next role in hospitality, we've got you covered.
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- Up and coming events at Harriets of Hove - your local plant based refill shop.
- Chamber Breakfast December, Friday 12 December, 7.45-9.30am at Bill’s
- Community Connections: Brighton Chamber x Plus X Innovation, Tuesday 13 January 2026, 10-11.30am
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Opheem Hosts Exclusive Michelin Collaboration for Prept. Foundation
Jean Delport X Aktar Islam. See Details
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Brighton Chambers, New Member Welcome, Thursday 22 January 2026, 9.30-10.30am
- Sussex Grazed: Unique festive offering from local Sussex farmers
Collection Fri 12th Dec 4-6pm from the Food Partnership Clubhouse.
Sussex Grazed are ending the year with a special share from their new farmer Frances Sedgwick. This Dexter beef comes from a conservation grazing herd of native breed pedigree animals. Small and large boxes of sustainable, grass-fed, richly marbled beef available to order for collection.
- December Food & Drink Events - See all the December food and drink events in Brighton, Hove and Sussex.
- The Brighton Community Kitchen Events in December - Embark on a culinary adventure with cookery classes, parties, and team-building events led by some of Brighton and Hove’s top chefs and cookery teachers. See December Classes.
- Post your Brighton and Sussex food and drink events for free here on our Facebook Group with 3.6K + members.
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Got hospitality news to share or want to see your business featured in Tip Jar? We’d love to hear from you! Drop us a message on hello@restaurantsbrighton.co.uk and let’s keep celebrating this amazing industry together. Stay in the loop by updating your mailing preferences - whether you're interested in industry news, consumer updates, sustainability, women in hospitality, or the BRAVOS, you can choose what you'd like to hear about here.
Enjoy the festivities ? and here’s to another fantastic month in hospitality!
Team Restaurants Brighton |
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